Why I gave up Discus Fish and will probably never keep them again 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Why I gave up Discus Fish and will probably never keep them again 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Danny MOG

Күн бұрын

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@opercula 4 ай бұрын

Great video ! First, congratulations for having the courage to say what many of us have experienced...in spite of possibly incurring the rath of some sensitive discus keeper. (Fortunately as of this posting date, this has not occurred.) Secondly, MD of MD Fish Tanks, an extremely respected aquarium landscaper and fish keeper from the UK, had the same experience as you two years ago and explained it to us viewers not unlike how you did in this video. Finally, as an 80 year old fish keeper for the past 70 years, I have delved into discus on multiple occasion...occasionally with considerable success. Do I regret not persisting in it? Absolutely No! Would I do it again. I'm afraid not. By the way, I love your channel.

@frankvermeulen4621 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely agreed. An aquarium is supposed to be enjoyed, not being stressed over. That would be missing the whole point of it. 👍

@tammyjohnson7401 4 ай бұрын

Hi Dani, do not feel bad it's always a learning curve, you have even more knowledge, Love your tank landscaping, Take care

@dennisjensen2239 4 ай бұрын

Having a Discus setup myself, with a biomaster 850 with a 400 watt heater, I'm a bit surprised you had issues keeping up the temperature up, as I shut of my radiator in my living room because the aquarium radiated so much heat. Maybe our new windows and doors really are that energy efficient (Nordic). For anyone thinking about getting Discus I would suggest getting a UV sterilizer, as it does give a bit of peace of mind. I've lost only one Discus and had no breakouts of disease. But as Danni says... Forget about beautiful planted tank, but try some gorgeous hardscape instead, and a couple of water changes per week. And pimp you bio master filter into a mini sump.

@Kamikazeesouled 4 ай бұрын

Whilst I dont have discus and only a planted tank, down here tanks are 28-30C without heaters..we get around this by injecting co2. Its impossible to have a planted tank at those temps without co2 injection IME. Injecting co2 does not affect oxygen levels.

@DRZLLZRD 4 ай бұрын

Yes, co2 and oxygen (via air pump) can be both be added and kept high without affecting each other. She’s just talking without knowing what she’s saying.

@anniacampbell8764 Ай бұрын

I love how you aquascaped your tank ❤️

@shindama 3 ай бұрын

Discus require 82-88F and ferns/anubias do well.

@Alissaemilyart 4 ай бұрын

I feel like losing a diskus would feel similar to a betta...they're such individuals as compared to a schooling type. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! ❤

@Nripenbajracharya 4 ай бұрын

Danny loved your video. You should make a video on perfect temp for planted aquarium. And also balance of a planted tank.

@adeptusmagi 2 ай бұрын

never even considered ive had enough time/money/experience to keep discus for over 30 years Hygrophila Difformis is i think the best plant for nitrate removal that will happily grow at discus temps even @84f it grows and looks good if you've got it in acid soft water

@jpaquarios541 4 ай бұрын

I do understand your points, discus tank is a compromising between a planted or a beautiful fish, what is my choice, although I have to say that my 400 l discus aquarium is looking amazing with plants, amazon sword, crypt, rotala, java fern. I love discus and surprising my discus know me, when I approach the tank they swim quick in to the front waiting for food. But again I understand you, I really do.

@davemathis4215 3 ай бұрын

I’ve been keeping discus for years and yes you have to have a heap of medication, you have to treat them just like your running a pig or chicken farm worming every so many months using antibiotics mainly metronidazole, oxidizers but mainly wormer s high heat treatments I could go on for days

@AngelFlores-zm4ub 4 ай бұрын

Same here I returned my 10 discus because they kept stressing me out and not to mention very expensive

@michaelprince7825 4 ай бұрын

Great content Danny. I understand your point of view.

@llomax1067 4 ай бұрын

My first round of discus didn't go well at all.... I'm gonna try it again with a bigger tank with a sump

@marcelmokos 4 ай бұрын

Hi Danny, love your content I had a plan have dicus in 520l that I have established on the beginning of the year and I have rumynose tetra, and cardinal tetra with few other fish and shrimps in there and the aquarium so easy to maintain that I do not want the discuss any more. You are contributing to my decision to do not keep them. I have had a problem with corydoras that they came sich and medicate 600l of wather is painfull.

@Joe-nj3bb 4 ай бұрын

If this video was accidently titled "how to repot orchids," I would have thought Danny went crazy. 🤣 The way the tank is arranged is the perfect balance. Nice color variety of plants, fish are not too big, and the water looks so clean.

@ssandaf4564 4 ай бұрын

I think it us the size. Losing a big fish is more stressful than losing a small fish, no matter which fish.

@ChadGardenSinLA 4 ай бұрын

I consider pets/animals to be training wheels for disabilities of interpersonal effectiveness (mental health) & physical disablities. I can see a world in which we don’t enlsave animals b/c our technology makes us whole physically & mentally. It really helped me out when I entered this hobby to choose planted tanks instead of fish tanks. Thanks for sharing your story.

@airjaff 4 ай бұрын

I missed it but what is the ideal temperature for your plants in this aquarium?

@intothefuture1.618 4 ай бұрын

Wow are those green rasbora? They look lovely and bigger than the cardinals even, are they older?? Beautiful tank and absolutely agree with the idea that you shouldn't be anxious to look at ur tank int he morning, i've been there before!

@zwgrafos310 3 ай бұрын

Sorry to say these but you can have healthy colourful discus in any temperatures between 78-86 Fahrenheit and any pH between 6.5-8.5. many, including myself have proven this. A temperature between 80-82 would allow you to combine everything. Also, in a mature tank, you can get away with changing water once per week or once per 2 weeks. Third, all blackwater fishes have weak immune system like cardinal tetras or some corydoras species' etc, but the key is to have low bacteria count in your water(crystal clear water). This can only be achieved with mature filter with huge surface area that is not cleaned unless the flow is reduced.

@Danny-MOG 3 ай бұрын

Let’s agree to disagree 🤭

@zwgrafos310 3 ай бұрын

@@Danny-MOG sure. We are just exchanging opinions. Not enforcing anything 😌

@corncob2701 Ай бұрын

Great content, subscribed

@Ccatsby 3 ай бұрын

The only discus worth keeping are piwowdiscus. But ya when I had discus one would get sick monthly

@steveroberts2533 3 ай бұрын

That’s a nice tank you have

@anthonyjenkins537 4 ай бұрын

What light do you use?

@calebemory2134 3 ай бұрын

It's always sad to lose them but you can't live in fear over an animal

@rodswoodworking7151 4 ай бұрын

The best experiences I have seen shared about Discus involved using a plenum filtration strategy to complete the nitrogen cycle using anoxic conditions. I haven't tried Discus myself, but I do use a plenum in all my tanks (as well as mechanical filtration), and that system is very good at reducing nitrates and phosphates that cause algae.

@simolsimol5359 2 ай бұрын

With discus u need uv

@pickles9009 4 ай бұрын

Have you ever thought of keeping saltwater?

@Danny-MOG 4 ай бұрын

Hi, I did have a saltwater tank many years ago, when the time is right I’ll do another, I have the tank ready 🤭

@pickles9009 4 ай бұрын

@@Danny-MOG amazing! I have some jellyfish and although a bit tricky they are amazing. Would %100 recommend.

@davemathis4215 3 ай бұрын

If you ever go to a fish show you can tell a discus keeper , they will be the old person talking about water parameters and such saying they been keeping discus half their life when you ask their age they will say I just turned 28 😂😂😂

@Danny-MOG 3 ай бұрын

Uhhh if a 28 year old looks like an old person then either they’re pulling your leg, either they’re real good at make up 😂 on a serious note, age has nothing to do with anything.. at 20 I was teaching 50 year olds about planted tanks and selling them plants and products 🤷🏻‍♀️ now at almost 40 I take lessons from 20 year old fish breeders. Experience is important but not really age depended, passionate people and logical minds (having some money helps run multiple tanks too) learn in a year more about almost everything than a person with a nano tank of guppies learns in 10 years. T’is how it works, you know what you like most, if a young person’s parents kept discus since they were born and then became passionate about breeding them at 10 they will prolly know more than I will ever learn until I die 💀

@amyforsch3070 4 ай бұрын

❤

@LashDee 4 ай бұрын

You and me both! I also always wanted to have Discus in my heavily planted tank, so I bought 5 young ones(maybe a mistake). They were fine for a good while, maybe 4 months, gave them flake food. But then I thought I would give them blood worms and other "fancy" food, they hated it haha! So after awhile feeding the "fancy" food in hope they would get the taste for it, they started to get dark and die off... This happen fast! So I started doing heavy water changes, cause maybe the food contaminated the water, none of my other "normal" fish died... Well now I have two left, and I feel you when you say they give you anxiety, Im always worried now. So yes never again, but glad i tried 😌